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F5: Glen Baldridge Loves Gummi Bears, Printmaking + More

Design Milk

“Garbage Pail Kids cards blew my mind,” said accomplished painter, printmaker, and draftsman Glen Baldridge. That was the first art I collected, and [it] definitely made me want to draw and make art as well as live with it.” Printmaking I have met some of my best friends through making prints.

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Wenching Tang's elegant illustrations are an expression of her introverted personality

Creative Boom

You don't have to be loud to command a room; the same goes for art. Currently living in Taiwan, but having travelled Europe extensively and studied illustration in Brighton, Wenching's fine art background and grasp of traditional skills have allowed her to cultivate a unique aesthetic encompassing both genres.

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Six ways artists can set up a successful stall at an art fair

Creative Boom

If you're participating in art fairs for the first time or just feel a bit rusty, we've put together a guide on how to set up a stall with the help of Glasgow Print Fair and some of the printmakers it works with. The printmakers Jane and Kaye spoke to were all pretty clear on the things that you need to have with you.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. Philip Guston (1913-1980) was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman who's now considered one of the most important American painters of the 20th century. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers.

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Submissions will be juried by Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art. ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Artist Residency Program Featured Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia.

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June 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Featured Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. 2024 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International) Artists, photographers, and illustrators are invited to submit cohesive bodies of work they’d like to see turned into a book.

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November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Submissions will be juried by Laura Phipps, Assistant Curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Rachel Winter, Assistant Curator of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant for Artists Featured Six visual artists based in the U.S. Thirty artists will be selected for a shortlist. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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